Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-15
GOSSIP OF THE DAY.
Reagan Visits the Senate and House,
Looking as Fresh as if He Had
list Come Out of the Bath,
The Question OF Aid for the Drouth
Sufferers Brought Officially Be.
fore The Legislature.
Public Sentiment Gathered From the state
Capt. ol-ihe Legislators Getting
Down TO Work

, AUSTIN. TEX, Jan. l4.-Among the
bills introduced N the senate to-dsy was
one that strikes straight and ha-d at the
iroE-clad note ard mortgage business
Its specifications cover personal property
J., generally, but this provisions against
mortgaging growing crops IS particularly
pronounced. The committee will probably
report favorably on the bill
Judge Reagan visited the senate and
house to-day about i O'Clock, looking
fresh and neat, and we suspect he had
just come from his "5ath," the annual
insinuation practice of the Washington
reporter to the contrarE.
Judge Randolph of Coleman county oc-
cupied a seat in the house to-day
by courtesy. He is the Youngest district
iudgei in the state.
Senator N;Manus' resolution to re
qutre the advertisement OF pool selling on
the senatorial race removed from in front
Of the door OF the capitol, stirred up
spirited debate. He claimed thas it was
both au insult to the le9islsture and an
announcement that the laws were being
violated.
The chairmen of all the standing corr
mittees met in the supreme court room
to-day and decided on certain hours for
the transaction of business, so they
would not conAlct by reason of SOM of
the members being on different commit
tees.
Senator CIaiborne's resolution to
have 500 copies of the rules, with
the constitutions of the United
States and Texas appended, aWohe
The eloquence of several gentleman and
finally was referred to the committee on
rules with discretionary powers.
The memorials n the senate and house
from the GrUuth sufferers, and the ad-
dress of ParSon Brown of Albany in the
housa tonight in their behalf, brings the
subject immedistely to the notice of our
lawmakers.
! 1t is not likely that Senator Aliens bill
to erect and furnish printing establish
ment will meet with favor in either
house. The publishing of the Journal
has not proved entirely satisfactory here
tofore, and it is probable that the propo-
7itiOn offered by Thomas H. Wheeles
will be adopted, as il was concur7ed in By
the senate to-Gay..
1t was generally understood that there
wOIld be gu ireland caucus at the
Brunswick to night, but it was pOstpon-
| ed until Wednesday of next week A
c0mpaign committee of four managers
consisting of Senators Burgess and Pope
| on the inside, snd Lieut.. Gov Gibbs and
| Gen, A. S. Roberts as chief scouts on
the outside, have taken general manage
mert. They nave counted the votes and
claim forty on the first ballot. 1t is
evident since MaXey and Reagan are
| bn -ho+ 7
have TO hitch on another yoke to his
| team.
\ number Of senators and representa-
| tives met IN the house eff representatives
! tonight 30 hear the address of Rev. John
Brown relItive to the drOuth sufferers in
} Northwest Texas. Senator Calhoun of
f tstland was called to preside over the
meeting. Mr.. Brown in lengthy appeal
set forth the condition of the people and
| asked for al appropriation of $500, 900 for
immediate relief Mr.. Brown read a let
ter from Hon. j R. Fleming to the effect
that the constitution permitted an appro-
priation in case of public calamity.
Senator Calhoun followed Mr.. Brown and
vouched for the truth of his state
menJ and told OF individual instances
that came under his observation. He
also urged the members present to use
their Efforts to hsye some relief bill
passed. Gu, motion of Representative
Latimer the audience indorsed Mr. Brown
by q rising vote. Several members pres
ent advocated the appointment of joint
Committee by the senate and house to
Immediately visit the drouth district and
report as soon as the facts can be ascer-
tanned. Mr.. Brown will preach in the
opeTa-house Sunday on this subject.
w. l.. McGaugheY, the member from
Hood, Is a favcrite with the farming
element OF the house, and may be consid-
cred one of the recognized leaders.
The farmers are disposed to steer clear
OF any complicated alliances with the
Knights of Labor, or any other element
of the third house. While they hold the
balance OF power in the body, and will be
mutual in their interests, they show no
Indication OF desire to force legislation
from an antsgonistic standpoint.
Attorney General Hogg's views on the
leading questions that are liable to come
up for legislative action, connected with
the enforcement of the penal laws Of the
state, that the people will have al able
servant in that department of the state
government.
The wisdom of Speaker Pendeton in
the selection of the house committees Is
already spoken of by leading members as
q guarantee that the body will attend
strictly to business during the session.
The strength of the lobby has not fully
developed yet, though there is evidently
much private caucussing going on. Meas
ures looking to the better protection of
landlords 10 collecting their rents i9free-
ly talked of by members from the cotton
districts.
Though ireland pools are still selling.
at a premium, it is not considered any in
dicatlon that he is gaining strength.
though his friends are making a great
deal of noise about it.
The Rev. John Brown of Albany has re-
turned to Austin, and publishes an
appeal in the Statesman, asking the
legislature to take immediate action in
the relief for drouth sufferers. He has
just returned from Dallas, where he was
in consultation with his old enemies, the
News men. He says he will remain here